We truly are the Shadow Culture

No, it is not the Left that is the biggest problem. The whole political establishment across the entire Western world has mobilized against “Islamophobia”. Elected politicians of all political stripes, the permanent bureaucracy, the media, and the academy are almost universal in their condemnation of what we do. Â Continue reading â†’

Bangladesh police fired live rounds in clashes withÂ Islamists demanding the execution of bloggers they accuse of blasphemy, killing at least three protesters and injuring dozens …

Mizanur Rahman, deputy police chief of Manikganj, said clashes broke out after up to 3,000 protesters, including students from religious schools known as madrassas and supporters of the main opposition party, barricaded a highway.

“They attacked us with machetes, sticks, bricks and firearms from three sides when we tried to clear the barricade. We fired back in self-defence,” he told AFP, adding that at least 40 people were injured.

“The imam of the local mosque used a loudspeaker to rally the protesters.Â They were shouting slogans for the execution of the bloggers, accusing them of being non-believers and atheists,” Rahman said …

Tensions have risen over allegedly anti-Islamic blog posts by Ahmed Rajib Haider, who wasÂ hacked to deathÂ last week near his home in Dhaka.

Australia’s online atheist community will be right on to this as soon as they can find a Catholic angle.